RESOLUTION NO. 24-4775
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING , ADOPTING AND
IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF MURRIETA AND THE
MURRIETA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD
JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026
WHEREAS, the City of Murrieta (“City”) endeavors to recruit and retain the most qualified and talented employees to serve its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the compensation and benefits offered by the City to its employees are designed to aid in the City’s employee recruitment and retention efforts; and
WHEREAS, Section 36506 of the California Government Code requires that the City Council of the City fix the compensation of all appointive officers and employees by resolution or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the current Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City and the Murrieta Police Officers Association (“MPOA”), adopted by City Council Resolution No. 21- 4418 covering the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 (“MPOA MOU 2021-23”) expired June 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City and MPOA met and conferred in good faith and reached a Tentative Agreement on a fair and equitable package of total compensation for a successor MPOA MOU for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 , pursuant to the Meyers -Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”) (Government Code sections 3500-3511) and the City’s Employer-Employee Relations Resolution No. 93-214; and
WHEREAS, the members of the MPOA voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement, and the labor representatives of the City and the MPOA executed the Tentative Agreement for a successor MPOA MOU 2023-26; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Tentative Agreement for a successor MOU 2023-26 between the City and the MPOA on June 20, 2023, through adopting Resolution No. 23- 4673; and
WHEREAS, the City and MPOA met and conferred in good faith pursuant to the Tentative Agreement and Resolution No. 23-4673 on drafting the successor MPOA MOU for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, pursuant to MMBA Section 3505.1 and the City’s Employer - Employee Relations Resolution No. 93-214; and
WHEREAS, the City and MPOA have prepared and executed the successor MPOA MOU for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, subject to City Council approval, adoption and implementation.
Resolution No. 24-4775
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The successor MPOA MOU for the period July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026, a fully executed copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is approved, adopted, and implemented.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement the provisions of the MPOA MOU for the period July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026, including the resulting changes to employee compensation and benefits.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution effective August 20, 2024.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20th day of August 2024 by the City Council of the City of Murrieta, State of California.
Lori Stone, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
Resolution No. 24-4775
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-4775 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 20th day of August 2024, and was signed by the Mayor of said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Exhibit A